A study of the development of Western civilization, examining the art, architecture, music, and literature of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome and Medieval Europe within historical, religious, and philosophical contexts.

TAUGHT:

Fall

CONTENT AND TOPICS:

The Arts in Western Culture: Pre-Historic to Renaissance.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:

This course helps students to more fully understand the role of the ancient Western tradition in shaping our modern world. Students learn to identify major stylistic developments in the arts and to recognize specific works of art.To understand how the respective art forms are a manifestation of the values of the societies that produced them.